Scientists confirm that orcas and dolphins have lost the ability to return to dry land due to irreversible evolutionary ...
South Atlantic right whales can have natural lifespans exceeding 100 years, but human-caused mortality has deeply driven down ...
Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...
Whale sightings aren't uncommon along the Gulf Coast, but to see a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming along the Alabama ...
According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...
The endangered southern resident killer whales that visit Puget Sound were listed for protection under the federal Endangered ...
The Marine Mammal Advisory Group (MMAG) is calling on the global sailing community to participate in an anonymous survey ...
The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and ...
The month of December brought the endangered Southern Resident killer whales sadness and joy.
Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...
hinting at a way of life that appears to have been remarkably powerful. According to their research, these creatures ruled the seventh level in a reconstructed Cretaceous food web, while present-day ...
BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial ...